Becoming a good goalkeeper involves knowing which drills to practice so that you can physically and mentally prepare for the game.

There is alot of pressure on goalkeepers as they are the last member of the team to touch (or not touch) the ball before a score occurs.

Even though most of the time, a goal is an error of the whole team; the slow defenders, the out of position offense and the midfielders who were unable to keep the ball away from the other team.

Although the goalkeeper has to have thick skin when it comes to being blamed for a team's loss, better teams and players will realize that in most cases, it was a team effort to win or lose the game.

Being prepared is important, so the goalkeeper must practice various scenarios and be in top physical shape to have burst speed and accuracy when fielding the ball. Kicking accurately and powerfully are also skills that must be developed.

Train hard and reap the rewards the next time the ball tries to get into the net!